Watchman&#39;s clock.



Patented Dec. 2, I902.

A. HUBEBTY. WATCHMANS CLOCK; (Application filed pr. 12, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT Y OFFICE.

AUGUST HUBERTY, OF CANTON, OI-IIO.

WATCH MANS CLOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,908, dated December 2, 1902.

Application filed April 12, 1902. Serial Np. 102,499. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that LAUGUST HUBERTY, acitizen of the United States, residingat Canton in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watchmens Clocks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a view showing a portion of the clock-dial, also a portion of the carbon located thereon and a portion of the carbon and dial retaining arms. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the side of the box removed and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a portion of the housing, a portion of the watchmans winding-key post, its cam, also showing the gongsoundinglever, its spring, and illustrating the position of the carbon-striking lever and its different parts. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through Fig. 3, showing the top of the watchmans key-post and the hammer and its lever. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the watchmans key-post, showing the cam-head and the diiferent parts to be operated thereby. Fig. 6 is an enlarged View of the metal disk, the dial, and the carbon paper, also showing a sectional View of the carbon-retaining spring.

The presentinvention has relation to watchmens clocks; and it consists in the diiferent parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, lreprese'nts a box to which is hinged a door 2. The box is formed of a size to properly hold and retain a clock of ordinary construction and also to hold the housing for the different parts used in connection with the clock. This box is to be placed Where the watchman can have access to the key-post 3, which key-post is extended through the box 1, as illustrated in Fig.1. In the drawings I have illustrated a key-post formed square in cross-section at its outer end; but this form may be changed, and probably should be changed, so that a special key must be designed to operate the key-post, this being a matter of judgment only, and of course any desired number of shapes may be employed without departing from the nature of the present invention.

To the box 1 is connected the housing 4, which housing is held in fixed position by suitable screws or otherwise and to which housing is journaled the key-post 3.

Upon the key-post 3 is located the camhead 5, which cam-head is of peculiar form and is so peculiarly formed for the purpose hereinafter described.

To the housing 4 is fixed the arm 6, to which arm is pivotally attached the carbonhammer lever 7, which lever is provided with the inclined shoulder 8, said inclined shoulder being located in such a position that as the cam-head 5 rotates it will move the lever in such a way that the hammer end thereof will be drawn away from the clock-dial 9 and of course away from the carbon-paper 10, lo-. cat-ed over the dial, which in turn pulls the spring 11, said spring being attached at one end to the hammer-lever and at the opposite end to the housing 4 or some other llxed point.

If the cam-head has been rotated a snflicient distance to clear the inclined shoulder 8 of the lever, the spring 11 will pull the hammer-lever toward the carbon-paper upon the clock-dial, thereby causing the hamm r 12 to sion upon the clock-dial 9, thereby recording upon the dial the time when the hammer struck the carbon-paper.

For the purpose of signaling the strike of the hammer upon the carbon-paper by the hammer 14:, said hammer being connected to the arm 15, said arm being fixed to the dog 16, which dog is pivoted to the housing 4. To the dog 16 is attached one end of the spring 17, the opposite end being fixed to the housing 4, and when the dog is moved by the camhead 5 it will pull the spring, and when released the spring will pull the dog 16 into its strike the gong 13, and for the purpose of elevating the hammer 14 from the gong after it has delivered its stroke the shoulder 18 is strike the carbon-paper and make an impres-.

normal position and cause the hammerl t to IOO provided,which shoulder maybe formed upon a separate piece of metal or upon the housing and is so located that the arm 15 will strike the shoulder 18, and thereby lift the hammer after the stroke has been delivered. The

metal disk 19 is securely attached in any convenient and well-known manner to the hourpost 20, and upon the face of the metal disk 19 is located the clock-dial 9, which clockdial is formed of paper or cardboard and is spaced with the proper hour-marks, half-hour, and quarter-hour marks,the hours being numbered as usual.

Upon the front face of the dial 9 is located a sheet of carbon-paper corresponding substantially in size and shape with the dial, and for the purpose of causing the dial and carhon-paper to move or rotate with the metal disk 19 the outer end of the hour-post 20 is screw-threaded, upon which screw-threaded portion is located a screw-threaded nut 21, and between thescrew-threaded nut 21 and the carbon=paper 10 is located the spring 22, which spring consists of any desired number of arms, such as 23, and are formed of such a length that they will properly press the carbonpaper and the dial 9 upon the metal disk 19.

Of course it will be understood that the dial 9 is, in fact, a time-card and is formed of such material that a new card or dial can be placed for each day or night, as the case may be.

The cam-head 5 is so formed that the inclined faces 24 will actuate both the hammerlever 7 and the gong-dog 16, said lever and dog being so adjusted that as the cam-head is rotated the lever 7 will first be released, after which, as the inclined face 24 moves downward, the dog will be actuated and the gong sounded, this movement taking place directly after the lever 7 has been released and the impression made upon the time-card or dial 9.

For the purpose of allowing a free rotation of the hour-post 20, together with the different parts attached thereto,the spring 11 should be so adjusted that after the hammer 12 has made its stroke the reaction of the spring will push the lever slightly backward, thereby removing the hammer 12 out of contact'with the carbon-paper.

For the purpose of bringing the clock 25 into proper relative position with the hammer 12 a tray 26 is provided, which tray is provided with a roll or bead 27, which roll or head is for the purpose of coming in contact with the rear edge of the clock-frame 25, the tray 26 being extended, so that the opposite end from that upon which the head 27 is located will come against the inner face of the box 1, as illustrated at 28, this arrangement being desirable in bringing about a quick adjustment to replace the clock after it has been removed to take the recordof the dial or time-card.

For the purpose of holding the clock in proper position laterally the tray 26 is pro vided with two side-arms 29, one of said arms being illustrated in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of providing a means for determining the proper adjustment of the dial or time-card 9 when it is placed in position the clockcase 25 may be provided with the lug 30 or other distinguishing-mark, in placing the dial or time-card upon the metal disk 19 said mark is simply to form a guide. In use let it be supposed that the watchman is to make regular calls after six oclock,either A. M. or P. M., as the case may be, the hour numeral six is placed in line with the lug 30, and as the dial or time-card rotates the time the watchman turns the key-post will be recorded upon the dial or time-card, it being understood that the watchman is to be at the place where the clock is located at predetermined hours or fractions thereof.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a watchmans clock, an hour-post provided with a disk and revo= luble therewith, a dial or time-card located upon the disk and a sheet of carbon located upon the dial or time-card, a spring adapted to hold the dial or time-card and carbon-paper in contact with the disk, a key-post provided with a cam-head, a hammer-lever provided with an inclined shoulder located in operative contact with the curved faces of the cam-head, a hammer connected to the hammer-lever, and an actuating-spring, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a watchmans clock the combination of a clock, a box therefor, a housing located within the box and provided with a pivoted hammer-lever, and a dog having connected thereto an arm, a gong-hammer fixed to the arm, a gong, a key-post provided with a camhead and the faces of the cam-head adapted to actuate the hammer-lever in advance of the gong-dog and actuating-springs for the hammer-lever, and the gong-dog, and a dial or time-card revoluble with a disk secured to the hour-post of the clock, and means for striking an impression upon the dial or timecard, substantially as and forv the purpose specified.

3. The combination of a box,a clock located therein, a tray provided with a flange, arms secured to the tray, an hour-post having fixed thereto a disk, a dial or time-card having marked thereon the hours, a sheet of carbon,

'means for holding the carbon and dial upon the disk, a. key-post provided with a cam-v head, a lever and a dog actuated by the rotation of the-key-post, a hammer secured to the lever actuated by the cam-head, and a gonghammer and arm actuated by the cam-head,- aiiglstantially as and for the purpose speci- 4. A watchmans clock, an hour-post pro vided with a screw-threaded portion, a disk iocated upon the hour-post and revoluble In-testimony that IcIa im the above I have therewith, a. dial or time-card and a sheet of hereur o subscribed my name in the'presence 10 carbon both revoIuble with the disk, a. keyof two witnesses.

post having secured thereto a cam-head said I cam-head adapted to actuate through the, in.-. AUGUST HUBERTY' termediate mechanism ,atime-recordingham-' Witnesses: mer-and a gong-hammer,substantially as and J. A. J EFFEks,

for the purpose specified. F. W. BOND. 

